His wife, Martine Moïse, was injured in the attack. Moïse was shot 12 times at his private home near the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince on July 7, 2021.

About 20 former Colombian soldiers and several dual Haitian American citizens participated in the plot, authorities say. They say the plotters had hoped to win contracts under Moïse’s successor. I think the government understands.”Īccording to prosecutors, the conspirators initially planned to kidnap the Haitian president but later decided to kill him. He didn’t make any decision making authority in regards to the conspiracy. He wasn’t part of the plan,' Izaguirre told reporters after the hearing. “He didn’t know what he was going to get into. He could get up to life in prison when he's sentenced March 1, but under the deal, prosecutors conceded that he played a minor role in the plot. As part of a deal with prosecutors, he agreed to cooperate with the investigation and to plead guilty. Palacios is the fifth of 11 defendants in Miami to plead guilty in the 2021 assassination. Seated next to his attorney, Alfredo Izaguirre, Palacios answered “Yes, your honor,” in Spanish when the judge asked if he was pleading guilty. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, 45, pleaded guilty to three charges, including conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States, during a brief hearing before federal Judge José E. MIAMI – A former Colombian soldier pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, which plunged the Caribbean nation into violence and political turmoil.

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